Lubricating-hub.



' A. BONG.

LUBRIGATING HUB. APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 15, 1911.

Patented Dec. 10, 1912.

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' .Application'filed August.15, i911. Seria1'No.644 ,253. v

To all whom it may concern: other and to said band by a series of hori- Be it known that I, ALBERT Bone, a citizontalbolts 11 engaging erfora'tions of the zen of the United States, resident of Heronanges and of said band, so that the hub Lake, in the county of Jackson and State of turns with the wheel. The hub has also a Minnesota, have .made' a certain newand tubular extension, indicated at 12, from its useful Invention in Lubricating-Hubs; and flattened side which closel engages and I declarethe following to be a full, clear, turns upon the extension the spindle, a and exact description of the same, such as collar: 13 of theextension'3 bearing against..- will enable'others skilled in the art to which the end of the extension 12. A clip 12? it apperta ns to make and use the invenserves to press the sections ofthe tubular 16 he invention has relation to anti lriction 20 The invention '18 applicable to anti-fric- It consists in the novel constri'ictiofi'aiid wheel, the numeral 1 designates a vehicle a 85 form, with its greatest circumference in its 40 S31d flattened side; urning upon this ellipis formed of four sections 5, 5, Ugo u on a straight diametricl-joint 6, linewit tlie center of the axle, andfilng pr03 ect 0ns" 7 iat perforations thereof tocor nect the sections extension 12 together. i The hollow interior of the spindle servesas an oil charater, the .oil being fed through a lateral perforation 14 of the hub and through an upper lateral perforation 15 of the hollow spindle, with which the hub perforation will register in turning." I I I The lower central part'of the spindle is specification.

bearings designed primarily for'the hubs of vehicle wheels, having for its object to provide a self-lubricating bearing having a minimum expenditure of lubricant.

provided w th a small exitperforation 16 for the oil, which will find its'lwav. into the 3' int between the spindle and hub andeff ctually'lubricate theparts.

r The oil may collect in (the hollow pindlenearly up to t e vertical centerthereof be-- fore there will be any likelihood of escape of the oil. i

5 If desired a packing 17 may be ins tion bearings of all kinds, and particularly to the wheelsof cars, trucks, wagons, wheeb. vmounted farmin implements and machin= cry and other ve icles.

combinations of parts, as hereinafter"setv forth. a l I In the accompanying drawing, illustrating the invention as applied to a vehicle 7 y although this is not deemed essentiah- It is preferred to provide a packing 18 0 paper or other suitable material where the hu sections upon each. side are joined. As the parts become worn a greater or less amount of this packing may be removed to take up the wear. I I 4 I Owing-to the elliptical vertical spread of the spindle and hub the wheel will be braced v to turn truly in its plane ofmovement. I he invention is equallyfapplicable to the bearing for a rotary shaft or fom'a wheel of any kind, as will .be readily understood. applied to a vehiclewheel t egreatest weight of the load will beat'the vertical '100 center ofthe hollowspindle and wheel hub which are strongly arched to support it. Having thus described my invention," what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: f '105 1- 1. 11 an anti-friction bearing, an interior hollow hi h-arched ellipsoidal member, an exterior iOHOW high-arched ellipsoidal Y member fitting closely tgiereupon and composed of two sectionsa each side thereof, 11 the'sectio at each side having a diametric the members being stationary 1 axle, to W'lHCh' IS secured in any suitable] manner the spindles 2, of similar character,

vertical center, and is providedwith an exterior tubular extension 3 fromits flattened sidefor making the axle connectiomsaid extension tei'minatin at its inner end'at soidal spindle'is the hub 4 of the wheel, said hub being also hollow and of similar flats; .tened globular form, to closely fit inte iorly the exterior of thespindle. The hu' "shell each side, each section bein semi ireu ar, of the form 0 a diametrioalfy divided fiattened globe. Thesectionsiat each side have -th1s oint, provided witih bolts 8-;engaging together. Each seet on haspalsowa .seini- I circular flange 9, which against the 5 inner spok marrying band 10 of the wheel; the oppositesections being secured to each and the other member capable of rotation, composed of two sections at each side, the said interior member having an extension sections at each side having a (hametric prqectmg outward from a flattened side ]01nt and the sections at one side. havthereof and terminating at its inner end at ing a diametrically divided tubular exten- 5 said side, an axle having connection with sion from a flattened side thereof SUI- said extension, an intermediate member, rounding said axle extension, an intermedibolt connections for securing together said ate spoke-carrying band, bolt connections intermediate member and the sections of for securing together said band and the secsaid exterior member and bolt connections tions of said hub member, and bolt connec" 10 for securing together the sections of the extions for securing together the sections of terior member at each side thereof, the cavity the hub member at each side thereof, said of the interior ,member being adapted to spindle member having an opening for the contain oil and said interior member having supply of oil to the cavity thereof, and an an oil exit opening in communication with oil exit opening in communication with the 15 the joint'between-the members. joint between the members, and a clamping 2,111 an anti-friction bearing, a hollow band surrounding said tubular extension.

high-arched ellipsoidal spindle member, having an extension projecting outward from a flattened side thereof and terminat- 20 mg atits inner end at said side, an axle in presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT BONG.

having connection with said extension, ahol- 1 Witnesses; low high-arched ellipsoidal hub member fit- HENRY Gr. ROSTOMILY, ting closely upon the spindle member and A. H. SMITH.

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' Washington, D C.

In testimony whereof I aitix my signature 

